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Flash Flood/Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Prowers County

Starting August 7 at 12 p.m. until August 8 at 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colo. has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. this evening for Baca, Bent, Kiowa, and Prowers Counties.

The National Weather Service in Pueblo Colo. has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the mountains and southeast plains for today and tonight.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected across south central and southeast Colorado beginning this morning and continuing through tonight. The heaviest precipitation should occur during the afternoon and evening hours. The recent burn scars and areas where the ground has been saturated by rainfall over the past few days could see significant flash flooding if the heaviest precipation impacts those areas today or tonight.

The watch is for Crowley County, Otero County, eastern Las Animas County, Kiowa County, Bent County, Prowers County, Baca County, also to include Ordway, Olney Springs, La Junta, Rocky Ford, Branson, Kim, Eads, Sheridan Lake, Las Animas, Lamar, Springfield and Walsh.

Flash Flood Watch remains in effect form noon today through late tonight.

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